Chapter 219: My Identify Is… (4)

A darkish alley.

A person was operating.

He seemed to be in his mid-30s, with a sturdy construct, sleepy eyes, and unkempt hair like seaweed. His look was that of an peculiar man generally seen within the empire.

Nonetheless,

A rare previous made him particular.

A former member of a legal group.

A person who as soon as had his wished poster displayed on the principle street.

The person, as soon as often known as Pickpocket Jackson, was operating desperately, as if nervous his coronary heart may burst.

The place his hurried steps reached was a three-story, grey constructing. An peculiar multi-family home like some other, however the individual dwelling there was a very particular lady.

Thud thud thud thud-

On the pressing knocking, a small window opened, revealing sharp eyes.

“…Who’s it?”

“Minette! It’s me!”

“Jackson? What brings you right here at this hour?”

Recognizing his pale face, the lady opened the door and let Jackson in.

Their connection was only a few months outdated, assembly at a flower store after which at a fruit store. Bringing an odd man into her home was dangerous, to say the least.

However Minette didn’t suppose Jackson was a nasty individual. Relatively, regardless of her warning, she even handed him a cup of water, exhibiting kindness.

“We, we’ve to depart this place.”

“…What are you speaking about? Go away this place?”

“I don’t have time to clarify intimately. I’ll clarify every part as soon as we go away Rien. Simply seize your valuables.”

Jackson couldn’t inform her that criminals have been being slaughtered. Though it was unrequited love, he wasn’t courageous sufficient to share such shameful elements of his previous with the one he beloved.

“Oh…”

“Hurry!”

“Ah, okay. I’ll be proper again.”

Watching Minette rush up the wood stairs, Jackson sighed in reduction.

And the heavy sensation felt in his pocket.

[VIVLE]

Jackson recalled his repentance from 10 years in the past as he opened the scripture.

‘Oh all-powerful Father in Heaven, the karma of my silly previous has come again. I don’t deny the sins of my previous. I’ll settle for the deserved punishment. I cannot hesitate to go to hell. Simply, please don’t let as we speak be the day I’m going to hell.’

The arduous scripture greedily absorbed the sweat from his palms, however the unease in his coronary heart couldn’t be quelled.

It was due to the ominous rumors that had been circulating just lately.

‘The brand new emperor has began a purge.’

Public executions of condemned criminals to drive away evil and welcome success weren’t uncommon on the New Yr, however this time, the severity appeared excessive.

It wasn’t that he felt sympathy for these with legal data like his personal, however the sight of our bodies with severed heads and wished posters shocked him into realizing one thing was terribly unsuitable.

Even Jackson, who had thought he’d washed his palms of his previous, trembled with concern. The brand new emperor’s actions have been sufficient to incite primal concern, making him really feel uneasy until he left Rien instantly…

“I’m prepared.”

Minette, carrying a bundle, got here down from upstairs. Jackson, delighted, grabbed her hand and cautiously opened the door that they had simply entered.

Whack-

Minette grabbed his hand. The grip was stronger than anticipated, startling Jackson.

“W-what?”

“There’s a again door.”

“…What?”

“You’re being chased, proper? Then the door we simply got here by means of is harmful.”

With a agency grip on his wrist, Minette dragged Jackson someplace. Jackson, led by the robust grip, quietly adopted behind.

‘She’s surprisingly robust… I didn’t know.’

They walked down the steps to the basement. Minette navigated the darkish path effectively. Jackson prolonged his foot, utilizing the pulling power as his information.

A sudden, fishy odor entered his nostrils, however Jackson paid no thoughts. He guessed it was the moldy odor or the odor of sewage. He didn’t have time to care.

“We’ve arrived. Because of you, Jackson. Thanks.”

“Th-thank you…”

Jackson scratched the again of his head on the gratitude from the lady he preferred, simply as Minette noticed the key door main exterior…Fôllôw new tales at novelhall.com

[She’s lying.]

“You filthy barbarian slut.”

“…What are you speaking about?”

[She got angry.]

A flimsy excuse that couldn’t even idiot herself was no assist in any respect.

Minette stared on the eyes that shone even within the darkness.

The latest rumor spreading throughout the empire.

‘The emperor has ordered the extermination of criminals he had postponed.’

However a rumor was only a rumor. As Silleya’s spy, the reality she knew was totally different.

‘The emperor, enraged by a joyous day’s damage, launched the searching canine.’

Minette took out a dagger from her pocket and assumed a fight stance. With no place to run, she may solely hope for an honorable warrior’s demise.

“…Come, Emperor’s searching canine.”

‘Geez. The selection of phrases.’

Shiron shivered on the cringe-worthy phrases that got here out of nowhere. He wished to scratch the itch immediately however determined to not, contemplating that Lucia might need missed one thing on the anticipated level.

Specializing in his goal, Shiron reached into his chest.

He thought-about drawing the holy sword, however this was a slim sewer. There was no have to danger piercing the partitions and inflicting filth to burst out with a pointy strike, so his hand stopped on the black dagger. The high-strength merchandise Hugo had gifted way back.

Bang-

He kicked off the filth and leaped. Minette swung her dagger wrapped in deep blue vitality.

Clang clang clang clang-

Dozens of exchanges continued within the cramped house. Minette gritted her tooth as if she was giving her all. Shiron’s expression remained relaxed.

The change continued, and the partitions scratched by the blades deeply crumbled.

‘What is that this?’

Having devoted her life to martial arts, Minette was bewildered. Chilly sweat poured down in disbelief.

With every conflict, she gathered extra wounds, however her blade touched nothing however strong steel.

Regardless of lots of of exchanges, Minette couldn’t inflict any wound on the person.

The swung dagger didn’t even graze him. The talent hole was too giant. It wasn’t even a matter of diploma. He seen the surroundings by means of accelerated ideas and a rising preventing spirit.

The person predicted the dagger’s path and positioned his personal dagger on the finish of the trajectory.

Past the wildly swinging blade, a sneering face stared at Minette.

-You’ll get ten occasions the torture.

Minette swallowed her breath on the rising wounds.

“The place’s your boss?”

Shiron leisurely requested whereas pressuring Minette. The sight of the screaming lady past the fast change appeared pitiful.

“I’ll spare your life in the event you reply obediently.”

“To suppose you’d counsel betrayal, actually a grimy emperor’s canine!”

“…You’re ineffective too.”

With a surge of mana from his dantian, Shiron heated the dagger. The magic of flames imbued the blade. To decapitate in a single swift transfer, he solid the considerably extra highly effective [Barbarian Slash].

“Barbarian Slash.”

He didn’t neglect to name out the talent’s identify.

Then one thing unusual occurred. The dagger imbued with flame magic was presupposed to decapitate the barbarian, however it didn’t. As a substitute, the meant goal had moved a number of steps away from Shiron.

“Right here’s the boss you’re searching for.”

A well-known face appeared.

“However, it’s not a barbarian, so what now?”

With a roughly slit skirt and a violently opened coat revealing a white shirt beneath, the determine emitted a livid pink aura.

“Name me a barbarian yet another time. I’ll actually kill you.”

A tiger had walked proper in. Or maybe, the filthy sewage-filled sewer was the tiger’s den.

No matter it was, it didn’t matter. Shiron was happy to avoid wasting hassle and relieved to fulfill the goal ahead of anticipated.

Shiron tossed the dagger into the air. The spinning dagger embedded itself into the bottom. At that second,

“What are you saying, barbarian?”

Sneering laughter stuffed with provocation echoed.